Crossover Anime: Picking up Medea at the Start

Anime Crossover: Picking Up Medea at the Start Author: Night Silence

(In November 1994, a disaster struck Fuyuki City. Before the disaster, the Tohsaka family had their second daughter, Sakura, adopted by distant relatives, the Edelfelt family.)

(In June 1998, Ryougi Shiki remained asleep and had not yet awakened.)

(Kiritsugu Emiya was confirmed dead in 1999.)

Now it is February 2004. Roland is sitting in his room, looking at the Command Seals on the back of his hand, and letting out a long sigh.

The Fifth Holy Grail War was about to break out, and as soon as he transmigrated, he found a blood-red Command Seal on the back of his left hand.

1. Encounter Medea at the start of the game.

Well

Roland slowly opened his eyes. The dim orange-yellow light in the room, combined with his still-sleepy eyes, added a warm, hazy glow to the small room, making him feel as if he were in a dream.

But his increasingly clear mind and the incredibly realistic tactile sensations felt like a progress bar during a game cutscene, constantly urging Roland on, as if saying, 'This is all real,' 'The game is about to start, act fast!'

"this..."

Roland was still a little dazed.

His previous memory was of reading novels, then getting so sleepy that he put down his phone and went to sleep.

How did I end up in such an unfamiliar place when I opened my eyes again?

Where is this?

Roland's thoughts reached a point where it seemed as if he had touched a forbidden key. The instant his mind touched this area, a strong but incredibly brief stinging sensation occurred in his brain. Then, as he subconsciously pressed his temples, he understood his current situation.

Suddenly, a strange memory appeared in his mind.

That was the life of an orphan who grew up in this city, from school to working, a full twenty years.

The unfamiliar memories, along with the accompanying knowledge, language, and common sense, left Roland sitting on the bed in a daze for a long time. After he had almost completely sorted through these things, he could only accept this fact.

He crossed.

This realization made Roland raise his hand and pat his head, as if trying to use external force to stop his chaotic thoughts.

The general outline of his memories didn't really bother Roland, and the same went for the time travel.

Because apart from the fact that he and the owner of this memory lived in different worlds, countries, and cities, their experiences were almost identical.

They were all orphans, all dropped out of school to work after their inheritance ran out, and all lived in houses left by their parents...

Moreover, his two-character name remained unchanged, his rather outstanding appearance remained unchanged, his somewhat wicked behavior remained unchanged, and even the scars from his childhood remained unchanged—it was as if Roland had been directly brought into this world.

There's nothing unacceptable about this part, and it doesn't even require much sorting out.

So what really confused Roland was mainly some details.

First of all, this city is called Fuyuki City.

Moreover, in his understanding, about ten years ago, the head of the powerful Tohsaka family in Fuyuki City, Tokiomi Tohsaka, gave his youngest daughter, a little girl named Sakura, to his distant relatives in Northern Europe, the Edelfelt family. Then, a large gas explosion, known as the Fuyuki Disaster, occurred in Fuyuki City.

This incident was on the news, and the luck of the little girl named Sakura even became a hot topic in Fuyuki City.

These places alone were enough for Roland to realize that he might have traveled to the Type-Moon world.

And that's not even the worst part...

Roland slowly raised his left hand, and then saw a blood-red emblem on the back of his left hand, blending seamlessly into his skin.

He had fully absorbed the memories, and he was certain that he had never had a tattoo, nor that he had any common sense about magicians.

But the Command Seals came to him on their own initiative.

This means he has the potential to become a magician.

This also means that he is qualified to come into contact with the mystical side of this world.

The problem is that there doesn't seem to be time for him to slowly process these things anymore... The fact that the Command Seals have approached him means that the Holy Grail War may be about to begin.

This reminded Roland of the current time—February 2004, the very time when the Fifth Holy Grail War began!

Logically, he should summon a Heroic Spirit to become the opponent's powerful support, and then use his understanding of the original situation to help the opponent win.

Or even if I lose, I should try my best not to die in this Holy Grail War.

Can...

Who can memorize that massive Heroic Spirit Summoning Magic Circle just by reading the original novel and watching the anime, and by sheer luck, perfectly meet the requirements for materials, conditions, proportions, time, and environment, and then summon a Heroic Spirit even without knowing how to use magic?

At least he couldn't.

He now feels that magic is like a math problem; it will never betray you—if you don't know it, you simply don't know it!

This is a big problem.

He has now been chosen as a Master and left Fuyuki City directly... It's just that once you're chosen, it's too late to run away.

There must be a mechanism in place to sustain the Holy Grail War.

This mechanism wasn't explicitly shown in the original work, so Roland wouldn't want to stumble into this largely unknown mechanism unless he was desperate.

If this had happened in previous Holy Grail Wars, it wouldn't have been impossible for him to go directly to the church to request surrender. The church would even have arranged the follow-up matters, which would certainly have included his wish to leave Fuyuki City during the Holy Grail War.

But now the priest at the Fuyuki City Church is named Kirei Kotomine.

While it's unclear whether Kirei Kotomine ambushed Bazett or became Cú Chulainn's Master, Gilgamesh is probably on Kirei Kotomine's side...

Too dangerous!

Roland didn't really want to come into contact with Kirei Kotomine and Gilgamesh when he was completely defenseless.

With this in mind, Roland forced himself to calm down amidst his chaotic thoughts, sorting through various pieces of information in his mind.

This is the fifth Holy Grail War.

If you're lucky, there are safer options.

He hadn't seen any news about people going missing in Fuyuki City recently, which meant that Medea and Medusa hadn't started hunting ordinary people yet.

At this time, it's not advisable to go looking for Rin Tohsaka... Rin Tohsaka has been trained as a magician by Tokiomi Tohsaka since she was a child. Although she is not a pure magician, she and Tokiomi Tohsaka were completely unfamiliar with each other before, and Tokiomi Tohsaka did not trust her. Therefore, there is a high possibility that she would directly attack an unknown magician.

Furthermore, the opponent's Servant might even be Archer (Red Archer)...

The Heroic Spirit Emiya is a righteous ally similar to Kiritsugu Emiya, so it's hard to say what his attitude towards me is.

So if we're really talking about safety, it's safer to go find Emiya Shirou.

Emiya Shirou isn't the type to attack you directly. If you encounter difficulties, he'll help you even if you don't know him.

In addition, his family's warehouse contained items left behind by Kiritsugu Emiya, which allowed him to summon Servants even when he had no knowledge of the Holy Grail War.

The only thing to guard against is Cú Chulainn's pursuit of Shirou Emiya.

However, there is a lot of room for maneuver in this.

Thinking of this, Roland quickly got out of bed, dressed, and even found himself a pair of gloves to cover the Command Seals.

He remembered that when Shirou Emiya first met Cú Chulainn, Cú Chulainn kept saying that Shirou Emiya was an outsider—so as long as the Command Seals weren't seen by others, the probability of not being recognized was quite high.

As for how to find Emiya Shirou, that's simple too.

Although Fuyuki City is so big that finding the Emiya family and the school where Emiya Shirou attends is not easy, finding Ryudouji Temple is quite simple.

Emiya Shirou's friend is at Ryudouji Temple, so once you find Ryudouji Temple and Emiya Shirou's friend, you can then easily find Emiya Shirou.

Fortunately, Ryudong Temple is quite close to where I live.

Once he had figured out what to do, Roland immediately took action.

He had memories of Fuyuki City in his mind, which prevented him from being helpless with the streets. However, looking at the urban planning of the Far East, Roland still had a strong feeling that he had traveled through time.

But now is not the time to lament about that.

If Roland remembered correctly, Medea started absorbing magical energy by targeting ordinary people around Ryudouji Temple. He had no idea what stage of the Fifth Holy Grail War it was, which made him subconsciously quicken his pace.

After all, he had only just been chosen as the Master.

If he remembered correctly, Medea had another Master before she met Souichirou Kuzuki.

She had a falling out with that guy first, and then met Kuzuki Souichirou just as she was about to leave.

So if I had acted quickly, I probably wouldn't have been so unlucky as to run into Medea hunting ordinary people.

Even if I encounter him at Ryudouji Temple, it doesn't matter... My minimum requirement is just to survive. So if I encounter him and Kuzuki Souichirou at Ryudouji Temple, changing my strategy to just focus on survival still gives me hope.

That's what Roland thought.

However, after he reached the foot of Liudong Temple, he immediately saw a figure that looked very familiar to him.

There are definitely differences between reality and anime.

However, Medea's outfit as a Heroic Spirit is still quite recognizable, and Medea rarely changes her clothes.

So the moment Roland saw the other person, he felt a chill in his heart, because when he saw the other person, the other person also saw him.

Roland instinctively wanted to run.

But when he thought about how Medea's attacks were mostly light-bullet magic, he didn't dare to turn his back to her.